and a little more about the nightly the tricks of of Etna, until she woke up again [link to www.wired.com]

Boris Behncke • 13 hours ago &#8722;No it's not as gigantic as July 98 and September 99 (that was the Voragine, and the Voragine is another league still), but it certainly plays in the upper range of what we've seen from the Southeast Crater over the years :-D

brucestout Boris Behncke • 6 hours ago.....or perhaps to phrase the question more simply: is the gas content of the magma entering the system more or less constant or does it vary? And does this variation explain the different phases or, conversely, are the phases merely a variation due to the eruption dynamics (foaming/degassing -> effusive activity).